Korkster Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Just a little advice please.... Looking to buy a PC for sister & have come across this Compaq Now I realise there are no speakers included but spec / price wise, what do you think? She will just be using it for the normal stuff no graphics designing etc etc Your help appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encee Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 I`m certainly no expert mate, but I do have a Compaq which I`m more than happy with. I`ve had it about 2 years now, and had no problems (probably just given it the kiss of death now ) Mine is probably a couple of models before the one you`re interested in, as it`s Pentium 4, 512MB DDR, and 120 gig hard drive, but I find it does everything I need, which includes quite a bit of Photoshop, which can be memory-intensive as with anything image-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eolair Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 fear pc world if anything ever needs fixing. For that price you could buy an equiv laptop. Toshiba, Panasonic and Dell Latitude (not inspiron) are all good. Eg from Dell Outlet, Latitude 120L (System Identifier. FCLZ8F9F) Latitude 120L Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz 533MHz FSB) Genuine Windows® XP Professional SP2 System Price £533.25 Operating System: Genuine Windows® XP Professional SP2 Memory: 1.0GB, 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM Memory (2x512MB Hard Disk Drive: 80GB IDE (5, 400rpm) Hard Drive NoteBook Screen: 15.4 DVD Drive: 8X DVD+/- RW Drive The only difference is you don't get a dual-core processor - which is no loss for general use. Dell Outlet Alternatively buy from John Lewis and get the 5 year warranty. Nearly all laptops will go bang within five years, so you get a second 'free'. Well for about £200 of today's money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 I'd give PC World an uber wide berth also. Their latest ad with the 'students' just cracks me up. A custom pc is a good way to go where you can pick and choose what you do and dont want, cost does tend to escalate though. Have a look at www.scan.co.uk for an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eolair Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 The spec you chose is fine, and will last a good few years. An alternative is the Mac Mini Spec'd with 1GB memory, keyboard and mouse, it comes in at £523, add £100 or so for a lcd monitor. Yes it is more expensive than a PC, but: * small, (size of 5 stacked cd cases) * near silent * very easy to use * no viruses or spyware * itunes, iphoto, imovie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korkster Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Thanks guys, hopefully going to try and sort something out this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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